Comprehensive Area Assessment – the emerging picture

Southend Together Executive 20 July 2009

Ian Davidson, Laurie FentimenAudit Commission

The timetable

• Self assessment delivered• Information shared between inspectorates• Government Office perspective• Data analysis underway

• Interviews July and August• Feedback to ST Executive early September• Assessment published 10 December

The four themes: 1. Health Inequalities

• Strategic commitment and understanding• Action on the ground, eg on teenage

pregnancy, child poverty• How effective has the process of prioritisation

been?• How effective is wider partnership?• What outcomes can be demonstrated?

The four themes: 2. Educational attainment & skills

• Good Ofsted scores• Much improved educational attainment• ? Skills development

The four themes: 3. Economic regeneration & recession

• Ambition• Visible impact – cranes on the skyline• Impressive approach to physical

regeneration of the town centre• National media interest• How strong is partnership?

The four themes: 4. Cohesive community (including safer and stronger)

Limited findings so far, but:• Reduced crime• Initiatives to make the town centre safer

What we want to know more about

• How do you know that Southend Together’s priorities are still the right ones?

• What has changed as a result of Southend Together’s actions and initiatives?

• How much impact have you had?

The emerging picture

• Good and effective partnership

• Clear evidence of progress in all four themes• No obvious red flags at this stage• Green flags?

• Are we on the right track?• Where do we direct our attention from here on?